. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Air Raid BY KATHY HART Twas the first day of vacation and out on the shore Nothing could be heard but the ocean's own roar. Mama in her bikini and I in my beach hat Had just settled down for an afternoon nap. When out by the salt marsh there arose such a buzzing, I sprang from my lounge chair to see what was a-coming. I hopped in my flip-flops, brushed off the sand, Tossed off my beach hat and adjusted my Ray Bans. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a swarm of biting insects—enough to cause
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Air Raid BY KATHY HART Twas the first day of vacation and out on the shore Nothing could be heard but the ocean's own roar. Mama in her bikini and I in my beach hat Had just settled down for an afternoon nap. When out by the salt marsh there arose such a buzzing, I sprang from my lounge chair to see what was a-coming. I hopped in my flip-flops, brushed off the sand, Tossed off my beach hat and adjusted my Ray Bans. When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a swarm of biting insects—enough to cause fear. On deerflies, on greenheads, on biting sand fleas, On four types of mosquitoes including Culux and Aedes. As I drew in my head and was turning around I felt the jaws of the first mosquito bite down. Its eyes how beady, its legs how hairy, Its long tubelike mouth looked terribly scary. With a flick of my hand and spray of repellent I drove away my blood-thirsty assailants. But I heard them exclaim as they flew out of sight, "Happy vacation to all and to all a good ; Whether resident or vacationer, everyone has suffered through a summer invasion of the coast's biting insects—mosquitoes, deerflies, greenhead flies, dog flies and no-see-ums. And no matter how much repellent you spray, one mosquito or no-see-um always finds that tender unsprayed spot on the back of your leg to plant its jaws. Before long, you're itching, scratching and rub- bing on the analgesic salve. It's enough to spoil your day. Like it or not, the same refreshing salt water that attracts us to the coast also breeds blood- sucking pests. From Morehead City south along the North Carolina coast, salt marsh mosquitoes, no-see- ums, greenhead flies and deerflies are abundant. From Morehead City north, it's salt marsh mos- quitoes, greenheads and deerflies. The pest season starts early. The first wave of mosquitoes usually swarms out of the salt marsh in mid-April. The flies and no-see-ums jo
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